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LOT 0901
Roman Bronze Artefact Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 3 in. (95 grams total, 20-77 mm).
Including a miniature T-shaped brooch, nail-cleaner, enamelled military belt mount and other items; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureSee Bailey, G., Detector Finds 6, Witham, 2008, p.11-12.
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Roman Bronze Brooch Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Including T-shaped, aucissa and other types; all complete with pins. 13 grams total, 35-50 mm
Property of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Bell
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Trapezoidal in section with loop to the apex, pierced to accept a clapper; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. 137 grams, 68 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
The bell was probably used inside a temple where its melodic sound was thought to add to the aura of reverence and mystery. In Mithraic temples, bells were rung as part of the ceremonial, while in the cult of Attis the bell and tympanum were also used to serve food and drink as the critical part of the rituals of consumption. One Roman order of priests applied the term -
Roman Gold Bell-Shaped Earring Pair
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £767
Each a hollow-formed sphere with dimple to the upper edge and discoid plaque extending to an S-curved wire dangle. 7.5 grams total, 28-31 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
